20/100) Weyerbacher 2

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

Merry Monks, Insanity, Nineteen

The Merry Monks are keeping secrets to their happiness, and their experiment XIX requires a dose of insanity to really understand. After night falls and the jingle of the clown bells fade away, will the darkness consume you? Or will you stick around for Halloween

Merry Monks) While quadrupels are great to me, tripels might not be my thing. There was a sour touch to the fruit backdrop in this beer. That taste was prohibitive to my taste buds and made it hard to drink. I know other people who liked it though, so I'll probably give it a second chance in the future. ☆☆

Insanity) Right after a a light initial, this ale quickly let me know that it had matured in oak barrels. The backdrop had a robustness that smacked of the high alcohol content. The flavor profile though was confusing. It had that sort of sweet complexity in the middle that reminded me of a barley wine, yet in that crazy mix, the ale flavors came through as well. Much to my delight the lack of bitter hops made this beer a smooth experience from start to finish. ☆☆☆

Nineteen - XIX - ) The mango wasn't overt, but I could tell something fruit-like was in it just from the the sweet smell. I felt like this wheat beer was to mangoes what cider is to apples. In other words, I would guess that they used a mango puree in the brewing process instead of adding in the mango flavors late in the game. I enjoyed the uniqueness, but I really couldn't see myself drinking this one again. ☆☆